Oramiella is a genus of South Pacific funnel weavers containing the single species, Oramiella wisei.[2][1]

Oramiella
Oramiella wisei

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Oramiella
Species:
O. wisei
Binomial name
Oramiella wisei

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Raymond Robert Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a male specimen.[2] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5063.[3]

Description

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The male is recorded at 4.4mm in length. The cephalothorax is yellowish brown with dark markings dorsally. The legs are pale with some dark bands. The abdomen has a variety of complex dark markings.[2]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Northland, New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Oramiella Forster & Wilton, 1973". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  2. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R.; Wilton, C. L. (1973). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV". Otago Museum Bulletin. 4: 1–309.
  3. ^ "Oramiella wisei". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  4. ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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